How much do First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers make in Elizabethtown, KY?

Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers, the published 10th percentile is $37,960 and the 90th percentile is $83,780. The difference is $45,820, which is 101.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $39,800 to the 75th at $73,320, covers $33,520.

The mean annual wage is $55,200, which sits above the median of $45,260. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Elizabethtown, KY median is 51.6% lower than the national median of $93,530 for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,971, which is 46.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 25.6% lower than the Kentucky median of $60,850.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Elizabethtown, KY is 90.572, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,260 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers at $49,971 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers. Elizabethtown, KY ranks 12th of 12 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 41 miles away, with a median of $58,310 and employment of 500. That median is 28.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,649, against $49,971 here.
• Lexington-Fayette, KY is 85 miles away, with a median of $69,140 and employment of 220. That median is 52.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,433, against $49,971 here.
• Clarksville, TN-KY is 116 miles away, with a median of $74,340 and employment of 150. That median is 64.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,740, against $49,971 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Elizabethtown, KY (40 of 51,540). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (99,140 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.22 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.